A/N: This is for Tyzula Month 2017, the prompt Midnight Walk.
Walked All Night
Their time together felt like a storm, like wild wind and rain, like something too big to handle but too powerful to escape. It left them breathless, yet, they never wanted to talk about it. So, they talked about other things. Ty Lee rambled on and on in her pretty, girlish voice, and, with anyone else, she would never stop talking, but she clung onto Azula's every single word, listening with all of her heart and sparkling admiration in her eyes.
Tonight, they walked across a gravel path in the middle of the night. It was dark and their path was illuminated only by the moon and stars. Ty Lee was in the middle of a story that Azula was not listening to.
As they grew further and further away from people who could see them, Ty Lee decided to take a risk. She wiped her sweaty palm on her clothes and then slowly extended it. Her heart pounded from fear as she took Azula's hand. The princess moved to pull away, but she stopped herself. Ty Lee's heart missed a beat.
They remained that way, and, side by side, they walked until just past midnight before they made their way home.
As they became nearer to the palace, Azula gently shoved Ty Lee away. They walked inside together but their unison ended as soon as they stepped through that door.
Ty Lee wished they could have walked, hand in hand, past sunrise.
Azula would never admit it, but secretly she wanted the same thing.